Fruitcake vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fruitcake and vegetable

Fruitcake has more iron and monounsaturated fat; however, vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 85% higher.
Vegetable has 420 times less monounsaturated fat than fruitcake. Fruitcake has 4.2g of monounsaturated fat, while vegetable has 0.01g.
Vegetable is lower in saturated fat.
Vegetable has a higher glycemic index than fruitcake.

Food types used in this article are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Fruitcake

Vegetable

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32%
Contains more IronIron	+152.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+566.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66%
Contains more ZincZinc	+81.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~51mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Fruitcake

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+49.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+540%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2957.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1466.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+170.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.851mg

~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	7µg	214µg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	0.072g	22%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	23.5µg	18%
Iron	2.07mg	0.82mg	16%
Carbs	61.6g	13.09g	16%
Fats	9.1g	0.15g	14%
Calories	324kcal	65kcal	13%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	0.01g	10%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.379mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.048g	0.031g	5%
Copper	0.05mg	0.083mg	4%
Choline	8.9mg	24.1mg	3%
Selenium	2µg	0.3µg	3%
Fiber	3.7g	4.4g	3%
Sodium	101mg	35mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	3.2mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.38mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.151mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.12mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.071mg	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.49mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	25mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	22mg	1%
Protein	2.9g	2.86g	0%
Net carbs	57.9g	8.69g	N/A
Potassium	153mg	169mg	0%
Sugar	27.42g	3.12g	N/A
Phosphorus	52mg	51mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	0.851mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Folate	20µg	19µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.073mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A